Global Reward & Performance Strategist

C01 Cochlear Limited (Australia); Sydney; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cochlear in Sydney is seeking a Global Reward & Performance Specialist to join the global People & Culture team. You’ll work at the intersection of people, data and systems, supporting remuneration and performance cycles worldwide, maintaining the job architecture and delivering market benchmarking.

You’ll analyze large datasets, collaborate with regional reward managers, and help drive improvements through data governance and automation.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years' relevant experience across HR, Reward, Analytics or related discipline.
• Advanced Excel with pivot tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP and complex formulas.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Experience producing reports/insights from HR or business data.
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders across regions/time zones.

Responsibilities

• Support annual performance and remuneration cycles, including data preparation, validation, reconciliation, reporting and system administration.
• Prepare data for Workday Advanced Compensation testing, validation and administration.
• Maintain Cochlear’s Global Job Framework, including job profiles and descriptors.
• Support job evaluation activities and data governance.
• Manage annual market data submissions and remuneration benchmarking/range reviews.
• Analyse reward, workforce and performance data to provide meaningful insights for People & Culture teams and leaders.
• Contribute to global Reward & Performance projects, system enhancements and continuous improvements.
• Explore opportunities to use AI, automation and technology to improve efficiency and data quality.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Workday

Remuneration knowledge

Tools

Workday

Job description

Cochlear in Sydney is seeking a Global Reward & Performance Specialist to join the global People & Culture team. You’ll work at the intersection of people, data and systems, supporting remuneration and performance cycles worldwide, maintaining the job architecture and delivering market benchmarking.

You’ll analyze large datasets, collaborate with regional reward managers, and help drive improvements through data governance and automation.